040823-N-0120R-091 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 23, 2004) - USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) comes alongside the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Yukon (T-A0 202) in the turbulent seas of the western Pacific Ocean to attempt a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group cut short its port visit in Guam to skirt Super Typhoon Chaba (19W), which formed west of the island. Currently underway in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yo
040823-N-0120R-091 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 23, 2004) - USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) comes alongside the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Yukon (T-A0 202) in the turbulent seas of the western Pacific Ocean to attempt a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group cut short its port visit in Guam to skirt Super Typhoon Chaba (19W), which formed west of the island. Currently underway in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class William H. Ramsey (RELEASED) US Navy 040823-N-0120R-091 USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) comes alongside the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Yukon (T-A0 202) in the turbulent seas of the western Pacific Ocean to attempt a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evoluti
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